This is buried on the message board now, so not sure if you'll see it. First off, I agree 100% about Hedley's "Storms", that album is fantastic, heck I'd venture that it's almost a masterpiece for the quality of the songs. One doesn't have to like Pop rock to appreciate that album. I saw Mariana's Trench two months ago and it was a pretty big show. Much bigger than I expected, I didn't realize they had that much money to put into a show! I agree that Masterpiece Theatre and Ever After were great cd's. I hope my original post didn't make it sound like I didn't like the direction these bands were taking. If you check out my Last.fm profile, you'll see I listen to them alot!!! LOL. Especially Hedley, I just love those guys, and know the base player personally.

www.last.fm/user/kauna

Yes, Paul Laine sang Background the on Static In The Stars EP, and he's good friends with the band. In fact, Paul Laine has an active Facebook Page, you should check it out. He puts lots of cool stuff there.